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Originally Posted by collins10672
1965 chevrolet trucks had seat belts optionally installed.starting in 1966 required by federal law chevrolet trucks had seat belts,2 speed windshield wipers and backup lamps installed as standard equipment.starting in 1968 cars and trucks had to have side marker lamps installed also.very few 1965 chevrolet trucks came with seat belts since not many people were into safety features at the time.hope this helps.
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Is this correct? There's a small discussion on a '60-66 Facebook group, so I'm trying to clarify. I had initially stated that I read on this forum that the truck seat belts became standard in 1966, & they were optional up until then. But when researching, I'm finding other info that says the Federal Mandate was in 1968. So does this mean that the belts became standard installation in '66 but weren't mandated till '68?...or was the federal law implemented in '66 as suggested by the quote above?